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From: pag@hao.UUCP (Peter Gross)
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Subject: Re: charging for path info
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Date: Fri, 19-Aug-83 13:34:28 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug 19 13:34:28 1983
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I tend to agree with Lauren that charging for optimal path information
is not the best way to do things.  However, the task of compiling and
maintaining that kind of information is by no means trivial.  Whoever
does this job definitely deserves renumeration for their time and
effort.  Perhaps there might be some way for USENIX (ie, as opposed to
USENET) to pay for this service for its members.  I see a similarity to
the "official" recording of conference notes and proceedings.  In the
old days, this was done on a volunteer basis, and generally you got
what you paid for.  Now that this is done professionally, the quality
is much higher (though 'twould be nicer to get the proceedings a bit
sooner).  Couldn't we do the same with mail routing information? I
realize that not all members of USENIX are members of USENET, or
vice-versa, but it seems like a fairly reasonable approach.

--peter